How to get a Ivory Coast visa from South Africa

• Tourist visa enables foreigners to visit Ivory Coast for relaxation, sightseeing and recreation.
• This visa also serves as a visitor visa. You can visit friends and relatives with this visa.
• Holders of this visa are prohibited from being paid for services they render while in the country.
• Minors should ensure they are in possession of the original copy of their birth certificate.
• Foreigners visiting friends and relative in the country should provide a letter of invitation from their host in the country. The letter should have the home address and telephone number of the host.
• A copy of your South African stay permit will be requested if you are not a citizen of South Africa.
• Copies of all the original copies of your documents should be made available as the original copies may not be returned by the embassy.
• The receipt of your paid visa fees should be provided.
• You are expected to leave the country at the expiry of your visa.
• Valid medical insurance is required.
• Yellow fever vaccination is compulsory.
• Immunization against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, polio and meningitis is recommended.

• This visa is for business travelers visiting Ivory Coast with the intention of maintaining business relationships with their partner companies in the country.
• You are not restricted from attending business meetings, conferences and trade fairs with this visa.
• You can also negotiate and sign contracts with business partners in the country.
• The company you are visiting in Ivory Coast for business should provide a letter of invitation which should include the address of the company, purpose of the visit and duration of the visit.
• Certificate of business registration of the company you are visiting in Ivory Coast is required.
• Letter with the official company letterhead from your current employer in South Africa is required. Your employer should state that he/she is aware of your business leave. Your position in the company should be stated in the letter.
• Minors traveling without their parents should provide a letter of consent which is signed by both parents. An unabridged original copy of your birth certificate should be provided.
• You can neither be paid for services rendered in the country nor enroll to one of the institutions of learning in the country.
• Valid medical insurance.
• Certificate of yellow fever vaccination is mandatory for anyone visiting Ivory Coast.
• Travelers are advised to be immunized against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, polio and meningitis.
• You are expected to leave the country at the expiry of your visa.
• The visa is valid for 90 days.

Ivory Coast is a multilingual country with an estimated 78 languages currently spoken. The official language is French which was introduced during the colonial period.

It has been 57 years to the day that the Ivory Coast gained independence.

The best restaurants to visit while you are in Ivory Coast are Le Grand Large at Bietry, Le Montparnasse, Bietry, and Le Mondial at Avenue Chardy, Plateau.

There are so many activities to do with children in Ivory Coast. You can go to the beach, visit parks or malls that have dedicated game center for children.